Abu Nawas saved by stilts

The king wanted to test Abu Nawas smartness. So he invited Abu Nawas to the palace. You want me, your Majesty? greeted Abu Nawas. Yes, you have fooled me three times and thats too much. I want you to leave the country. Otherwise you will have to go to jail said the king. If that is what you want, I will do what you said said Abu Nawas sadly. Then Remember, from tomorrow you may not step on the ground of this country anymore the king said seriously. Then Abu nawas left the king palace sadly. The following morning the king ordered his two guards to go to Abu Nawas house. The guards were very surprised found Abu Nawas still in his house. He had not left the country yet. Instead leaving the country, Abu Nawas was swimming in small pool in front of his house. Hey Abu Nawas, why havent you left this country yet? The king ordered you not to step on the ground of this country anymore, didnt he? said the guards. Sure he did answered Abu Nawas calmly. But look at me! Do I step on the ground of this country? No, I do not step on the ground. I am swimming on the water continued Abu Nawas. The guards were not able to argue with Abu Nawas so they left Abu Nawas house and went back to the palace. The guards reported what they had seen to the king. The king was curious on Abu Nawas excuse not to leave the country. Therefore the king ordered his guard to call Abu Nawas to come to the palace. Abu Nawas came to the palace on stilts. The king wondered and said Abu, I will surely punish you because you havent done what I have said. You have not left this country. The King continued And now, look at you. You walk on stilts like a child. Are you crazy? The king pretended to be furious. I remember exactly what you said, Your Majesty Abu Nawas answered calmly. This morning I took a bath in the small pool in my house so that I had not to step on the ground. And since yesterday, I have been walking on this stilts. So you see, Your Majesty, I do not step on the ground of this country. The king was not able to say anything. (Adapted from S. Hariantos Abu Nawas and King Aaron)

The Zoo Job Story

One day a clown was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money by making a street performance. He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts. As soon as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the clown that the zoo's most popular gorilla had died suddenly and the keeper was fear that attendance at the zoo would fall off. So he offered the clown a job to dress up as the gorilla until the zoo could get another one. The clown accepted this great opportunity. So the next morning the clown put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He felt that it was a great job. He could sleep all he wanted, played and made fun of people and he drove bigger crowds than he ever did as a clown. He pretended the gorilla successfully. However, eventually the crowds were tired of him for just swinging on tires. He began to notice that the people were paying more attention to the lion in the next cage. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he decided to make a spectacular performance. He climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition, and dangled from the top to the lion's cage. Of course, this made the lion furious, but the crowd people loved it. At the end of the day the zoo keeper came and gave him a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this went on for some time, he kept taunting the lion, the audience crowd grew a larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day happened. When he was dangling over the furious lion, he slipped and fell into the lion cage. The clown was really in big terrible situation. He was terrified. Sooner the lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce. The clown was so scared. He could do nothing and he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close and closer behind. Finally, the lion could catch him. The clown started screaming and yelling, "Help me, help me!", but the lion was quick and pounces. The clown soon found himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and suddenly he heard a voice from the lions mouth;"Shut up you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?".

Suatu hari, seorang badut mengunjungi kebun binatang dan berusaha untuk mendapatkan uang dengan membuat kinerja jalan. Dia bertindak dan menirukan sempurna beberapa tindakan hewan. Begitu ia mulai untuk mendorong kerumunan, seorang penjaga kebun binatang menangkapnya dan menyeretnya ke kantornya. Penjaga kebun binatang menjelaskan kepada badut yang gorila kebun binatang yang paling populer telah meninggal tiba-tiba dan kiper ketakutan bahwa kehadiran di kebun binatang itu akan jatuh. Jadi dia menawarkan badut pekerjaan untuk berpakaian seperti gorila sampai kebun binatang bisa mendapatkan satu sama lain. Badut menerima kesempatan besar ini. Jadi pagi berikutnya badut mengenakan setelan gorila dan masuk kandang sebelum kerumunan datang. Dia merasa bahwa itu adalah pekerjaan yang besar. Dia bisa tidur semua yang ia inginkan, bermain dan membuat menyenangkan orang dan ia melaju orang banyak lebih besar dari yang pernah ia lakukan sebagai seorang badut. Dia berpura-pura gorila berhasil. Namun, akhirnya orang banyak itu lelah dia untuk hanya berayun pada ban. Dia mulai memperhatikan bahwa orang-orang lebih memperhatikan singa di kandang berikutnya. Tidak

ingin kehilangan perhatian penonton, ia memutuskan untuk membuat kinerja yang spektakuler. Dia naik ke puncak sangkarnya, merangkak di sebuah partisi, dan menjuntai dari atas ke kandang singa. Tentu saja, ini membuat marah singa, tetapi orang-orang kerumunan menyukainya. Pada akhir hari penjaga kebun binatang datang dan memberinya kenaikan gaji karena telah menjadi daya tarik yang baik. Nah, ini berlangsung selama beberapa waktu, ia terus mengejek singa, kerumunan penonton tumbuh lebih besar, dan gajinya terus naik. Lalu suatu hari yang mengerikan terjadi. Ketika ia menggantung di singa marah, dia terpeleset dan jatuh ke dalam kandang singa. Badut benar-benar dalam situasi yang mengerikan besar. Dia ketakutan. Cepat singa berkumpul sendiri dan siap untuk menerkam. Badut itu begitu takut. Dia bisa melakukan apa-apa dan ia mulai berlari berputar-putar kandang dengan singa dekat dan lebih dekat di belakang. Akhirnya, singa bisa menangkapnya. Badut mulai berteriak dan berteriak, "Tolong aku, bantu aku!", Tapi singa itu cepat dan menerkam. Badut segera menemukan dirinya rata di kembali menatap singa marah dan tiba-tiba dia mendengar suara dari mulut singa, "Diam idiot Apakah Anda ingin mendapatkan kami berdua dipecat?!".